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Philippines At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The Philippines competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports. Athletics Basketball ;Men's Team Competition *Qualification Round (Group B) :* Defeated Israel (57-47) :* Defeated Hungary (48-35) *Main Round (Group C) :* Lost to Argentina (59-85) :* Lost to Brazil (52-71) :* Defeated Canada (81-65) → did not advance, 9th place *Team Roster: :* Florentino Bautista :* Ramon "Ramoncito" Campos Jr. :* Antonio "Tony" Genato :* José Gochangco :* Rafael "Paing" Hechanova :* Eduardo "Eddie" Lim :* Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga :* Antonio "Pocholo" Martínez ( c) :* Ponciano Saldaña :* Meliton Santos :* Antonio Tantay :* Mariano "Nano" Tolentino *Head Coach: Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo Boxing Men's Flyweight: * Al Asuncion :# First Round – Defeated Basil Thompson of Burma (TKO 2R) :# Second Round – Lost to Willie Toweel of South Africa (1 - 2) Men's Bantamweight: * Alejandro Ortuoste :# Second Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) was the governing body of sports in the Philippines and the predecessor of the Philippine Olympic Committee. History The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation was organized in a permanent basis in 1911 as a result of the gaining of foothold of athletics in the Philippine Islands which was caused by American influence since 1899. The early proponents of the PAAF meant not only to promote athletics in the whole archipelago but in the whole Far East. The PAAF formed a committee in 1912, composed of Frank L. Crone, Elwood Stanley Brown and William Tutherly, for this purpose. The PAAF was instrumental to the organization of the Far Eastern Athletic Association (FEAA) and launched the inaugural edition of the Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913. Succeeding editions of the Games would be hosted by the Philippines, China and Japan until 1934. The first Filipino Olympian was David Nepomuceno who participated in Athletics in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
